Norris (surname)

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Norris is a Viking / Norman (Anglo-French) surname. The meaning 'Norris' means someone who lives in the northern part of a settlement or estate.

Notables with this name include

Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler

Ben Norris (1910–2006), American artist

Chester E. Norris (1927-2016), American diplomat

Christopher Norris (disambiguation)

Charles Norris (disambiguation)

Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist

Chuck Norris (musician), American guitarist

Clint Norris, American musician

Daran Norris, American actor

Dave Norris, American politician

David Norris (politician), Irish civil rights campaigner and politician

David Norris (footballer), English football (soccer) player

Dean Norris, American actor

Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire

Frank Norris, American novelist

Frank Norris (bishop), Anglican bishop in China

Fred Norris, American radio personality

Frederick Norris, British marathon runner

George W. Norris, member of the U.S. Congress and Senator from Nebraska

Henry Norris (disambiguation)

Hermione Norris, English actress

J. Frank Norris, controversial Texas Baptist preacher

James E. Norris, person after whom the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the National Hockey League is named

Jared Norris, American football player

Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist

John Norris (disambiguation)

Justin Norris, Australian swimmer

Kathi Norris (1919–2005), American TV hostess of the 1940s and 1950s

Kathleen Norris (1880–1966), American novelist

Kathleen Norris (poet) (born 1947), American poet, essayist and devotional writer

Lee Norris, American actor

Leslie Norris, Welsh poet

Mark Norris (Canadian politician)

Mary Harriott Norris, American writer and educator

Matthew Norris, Religious leader and Songwriter

Michele Norris, American radio journalist

Michelle Norris, first female winner of Military Cross (UK)

Moochie Norris, American basketball player

Paul Norris, American comic book artist

Philetus Norris, second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park

Rex Norris (disambiguation)

Septimus Norris, American locomotive designer

Steven Norris, British politician

Tom Norris (disambiguation)

Tommy Norris, American Musician

Tony Norris, British ornithologist

Sir Thomas Norris British Soldier

First name

Norris McWhirter, co-compiler of The Guinness Book of Records

Fictional characters

Arthur Norris, a character in the novel Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

Norris (Chrono Cross), a character in the PlayStation game Chrono Cross

Norris Cole, a character in Coronation Street, a British TV soap opera

Norris Packard, a character from the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team OVA

Mrs. Norris, a character in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park

Mrs. Norris, the pet cat of Argus Filch in the Harry Potter novels and films

References

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Notables with this name include

First name

Fictional characters

References